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Somervell, Donald B., Baron Somervell of Harrow

Date of birth:
August 24th, 1889 (Harrow on the Hill/London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
November 18th, 1960 (Marylebone/London, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
18 March 1936 – 25 May 1945: Attorney General for England and Wales
25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945: Home Secretary, War Cabinet

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Headquarters, 53rd Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division, British Army
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1919
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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